Carotid Ultrasound

Senior Clinician

Place an order for the referral in Epic.Before clinic ends, communicate the necessity and urgency of the referral to the TS.Inform ACT about the referral and send the patient to ACT.

Teaching Senior

Include the necessity and urgency of the referral in the weekly referrals@mssm.edu email.Dr. Weinberger and Dr. Horowitz have helped with these referrals in the past, so reach out to them to see if a curbside is possible.

See the contact information at the end for telephone numbers and email addresses.

Access to Care Team

If a curbside with Dr. Weinberger or Dr. Horowitz is not sufficient or possible, make sure that the patient has charity care.If the patient does not have charity care, start the process to obtain charity care.Once the patient has charity care, contact the Ambulatory Referrals Manager Greeshma Rajeev-Kumar.

Cost

The cost of a curbside is free. Without a curbside, cost to the patient varies, though patients with CCL1 usually pay $164.44.

Wait time

Wait time will vary depending on Dr. Weinberger or Dr. Horowitz's availability.